F-spondin regulates chondrocyte terminal differentiation and endochondral bone formation
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F-spondin regulates chondrocyte terminal differentiation and endochondral bone formation.
This study examines the role of F-spondin, an extracellular matrix protein of osteoarthritic cartilage, during chondrocyte maturation in embryonic growth plate cartilage. In chick tibia, F-spondin expression localized to the hypertrophic and calcified zones of the growth plate. Functional studies using tibial organ cultures indicated that F-spondin inhibited (∼35%, p = 0.02), and antibodies to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0736-0266
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21130